CVE-2026-56260
Published:July 12, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
Crawl4AI before 0.8.7 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Docker API server's /screenshot and /pdf endpoints. The output_path parameter accepts arbitrary filesystem paths without validation, allowing an attacker to supply absolute or path-traversal values to write to any location writable by the application's user, overwriting server files and causing denial of service.
Affected Packages
crawl4ai (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=0.3.4 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7crawl4ai (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.3.0 <0.8.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.7Related Resources (17)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
EPSS
Base Score:
0.42